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At 02:30 on Sunday afternoon, we meet at the school gate.

The other five people in the group all met on time, but Lin and Xi were the only ones who did not come.No one wanted to call him on WeChat, so Yang Juan finally called him on WeChat.

When Lin and Xi answered the voice call, they said they were already on their way.

Yang Juan hung up the voice, and conveyed Lin and Xi's words to the remaining four.

Someone pulled his face down on the spot and complained loudly about his lack of punctuality.

Yang Juan couldn't help explaining for him: "Maybe it's because something important has been delayed."

Another roommate named Zhao Du in the dormitory retorted in a low voice: "I don't think there is any delay. It's obviously because the battle was too intense last night, so I haven't woken up yet."

Zhou Xuan turned his head and asked, "What's the situation?"

Even You Zhong, who didn't care much about gossip, looked over.

Zhao Du showed surprise, "Haven't you all read the school forum?"

Zhou Xuan frowned unhappily when he heard this, "The forum is full of gossip about Lin Hexi, who wants to visit him every day?"

"I also saw it by accident yesterday." Zhao Du lowered his voice, "You all know the new flower of the acting department that was voted anonymously in the forum, right?"

Yang Juan thought for a while, and suddenly said: "I know, it seems to be a first-year freshman called—"

Zhou Xuan took his words: "Fang Qingning."

"Yes." Zhao Du nodded, "Yesterday afternoon, someone photographed him and Fang Qingning entering a love hotel near the station, and posted the photo on the forum."

"He's really fast," Zhou Xuan snorted, "He's hooked up with a first-year freshman so quickly."

Another team member also said: "I have also seen this post, the photo is very clear, and the side profile is indeed him."

Several people began to count on their fingers, the number of times Lin Hexi and his friends in a relationship were photographed or seen when they went to open a room.

You Zhong, who had been standing by the side without speaking from the beginning to the end, suddenly asked, "Are you sure this is the photo you took yesterday?"

Hearing this, Zhao Du was stunned and said, "Do you see the photo?"

You Zhong didn't hesitate, "Look."

Zhao Du took out his mobile phone and logged into the school forum to find him the photo.

Zhou Xuan looked at him wonderingly, "Since when are you interested in this kind of thing?"

You Zhong was noncommittal, "Look what's wrong?"

Sure enough, Zhou Xuan didn't ask any more questions, just raised his chin lightly at him and said, "Okay, you are the young master, you have the final say."

The post is still floating on the homepage without sinking, and it has even become a hot post with the flame symbol.Zhao Du zoomed in on the photo in the post and showed it to You Zhong.

With just a casual glance, You Zhong can recognize that the side faces in the photo are Lin Hexi.And the clothes and pants the other party was wearing were indeed the ones he had seen yesterday.

You Zhong returned the phone to him, "When was the photo taken?"

Zhao Du lowered his head and flipped through the content of the main building of the post, "It was about four or five o'clock in the afternoon."

You Zhong looked strange, "Four or five o'clock in the afternoon? Four o'clock or five o'clock?"

Zhao Du said: "The landlord himself said that he doesn't remember clearly."

You nodded heavily, didn't say anything, but slowly frowned.

I met Lin Hexi at Bar Street yesterday afternoon, around five o'clock, and he didn't think the opening of the room could be controlled within half an hour.

He didn't know how such rumors came out, but just thinking about the extent of the rumors and the truth behind the rumors, You Zhong's expression became a little unsightly.

He didn't open his mouth to clarify for Lin and Xi, nor did he raise any questions about the photos, but gradually began to doubt in his heart the authenticity and credibility of the rumors related to Lin and Xi before that.

About 5 minutes later, Lin and Xi came across the road.

In the scorching [-]-degree high temperature, he wore a long sleeve abnormally, as if to cover up the invisible traces on his body, which just happened to silently confirm the rumors of room opening in the forum.

The five people waiting for him standing in the shade had different expressions.

Aware of their lingering gaze, Lin Hexi himself was not at all uncomfortable, and even tilted his head, raised his lips and smiled.

Zhou Xuan was the first to speak impatiently: "Do you have a sense of time? Let so many of us wait for you under the sun."

Lin Hexi looked at Zhou Xuan, with a smile on his lips, and his tone was loose: "Could it be that I am blind? Where does the sun come from under the big tree?"

Zhou Xuan stared at him gloomyly.

Lin Hexi stopped looking at him, suppressed the sloppy smile on his lips, and turned to apologize to the others: "Sorry, it's my fault that I was late."

Glancing at him, without mentioning the matter of being late, You Zhong said: "Okay, let's go when everyone is here."

They went to the outdoor equipment store to rent three double tents and two fishing rods. They planned to take the tents back to the dormitory and take them directly to the arboretum next week.Later, it was temporarily decided to pay the deposit first, and then come to the store to pick it up next week.

After coming out of the store, the six left separately.Zhou Xuan left beforehand, Yang Juan and Zhao Du went back to the dormitory directly, and the other team members also went back to the dormitory alone, leaving Lin Hexi and You Zhong, who happened to go back to the Chengnan community on the same road.

Lin Hexi took the initiative to talk to You Zhong, and his tone rose slightly: "Are you helping me out just now?"

You Zhong glanced at him and asked back, "When?"

"When Zhou Xuan said I was late." Lin Hexi squinted his eyes against the sun.

Hearing this, You Zhong snorted inexplicably, "I'm just telling the truth."

"Really?" Lin Hexi subconsciously raised his hand to cover his eyes because of the sun's glare, and said in a relaxed and casual tone, "Then I'll think you're helping me out."

You Zhong was noncommittal, narrowed his eyes and looked at his side face for a moment, then suddenly reached out to grab his raised arm.

Most of the daylight in the field of vision was suddenly blocked, and the dry temperature of the opponent's palm came from the wrist. Lin Hexi was slightly dazed, and stopped involuntarily to look at him.

You Zhong looked as usual, held his hand and pushed his sleeve up, his eyes fell directly on the white gauze wrapping his arm, "Long sleeves are airtight, and the wound is prone to inflammation."

Lin Hexi suddenly came back to his senses, and pulled his left hand out of his palm, not paying too much attention to his words, "It's okay."

Sure enough, You Zhong didn't care about him anymore, turned his gaze away and asked, "Have you seen the post on the school forum?"

"I saw it yesterday. So," Lin Hexi answered lightly, and even smiled thoughtfully, "When I came, you were talking about this?"

You Zhong looked at him fixedly, "Aren't you going to clarify?"

"Why should I clarify?" Lin Hexi asked back in a very natural tone, "Sometimes, you take the initiative to clarify these small troubles, and such behavior will bring you even bigger troubles." He raised the corners of his lips, Half joking and half serious, he added, "I'm the one who hates trouble the most."

Even though You Zhong's identity is completely opposite to his, he grew up in an environment where money and power are paramount.Although I can't empathize with what Lin Hexi said, but after thinking about it for a while, I can quickly understand the hints and deep meanings in the other party's words.

Recalling Zhou Xuan's hatred and disgust when he mentioned his concubine and illegitimate children in the past, it is conceivable that Lin and Xi's life in the Lin family was also not very easy.

"Where's your father?" You Zhong lightly raised his eyebrows, and stated in a low voice, "Last weekend to watch the race car, he asked you to go."

"So you know?" Lin Hexi was surprised at first, then frowned slightly, "He doesn't like me either." When he said this, his brows and eyes were so calm that they were almost indifferent, "The Lin family will accept me, right? Because he felt guilty towards me and my mother, but because of Mrs. Lin's ulterior motives."

This is not a happy and good answer, You Chong's eyes darkened slightly.

Fortunately, Lin Hexi didn't intend to continue this topic. After all, he and You Zhong were not even friends, even if he wanted to talk, the other party might not be willing to listen.

What's more, he has nothing to confide in.If a person needs to rely on talking to grow up and live a good life, then he must not be able to grow up smoothly to the present.

Lin Hexi changed the topic and asked him deliberately: "Since you know that the posts on the forum are fake, why didn't you clarify for me?"

You Zhong glanced at him, "Who are you to me?"

Lin and Xi thought for a while, and answered truthfully: "No one."

"Since you are nobody," You Zhong said calmly, "Why should I clarify for you?"

Lin and Xi paused, then nodded slowly, "That's right."

The other party's words do make sense.

Most people in this world are like this, always only see the people they care about.

If it was Zhou Xuan or Lin Tong who spread the rumor today, then You Zhong would never ignore it or let it go.

Lin Hexi suddenly felt a little lost in a real sense. He couldn't even find someone who could treat him like this.

He was so immersed in his emotions that he didn't even notice that his pace gradually slowed down.

A moment later, when You Zhong turned his head again, Lin and Xi were already a long way behind.

He stopped and waited for him.

Lin Hexi still walked very slowly, the slightly hot sun fell on his face, You Zhong could clearly see that the end of his eyes drooped slightly, his lips were tightly pursed, and his pupils were empty and without a smile.

You Zhong stood on the spot, frowning slightly.

The next second, he said like a ghost: "Lin Hexi, do you want to help me walk the dog?"